Han Fei was running and the ice sword was chasing him. They seemed to be evenly matched, but Han Fei felt that his internal organs were surging every time they collided.
Han Fei immediately roared, “Okay, okay, let’s stop fighting! As a righteous and straightforward man, I’ll tell you the truth. The Snow God’s Temple has only just been exposed. That’s why the Hanging Fishers are exploring it. Have you considered the consequences if other people come in?”
After Han Fei said that, the ice sword stopped and flew back to the ice throne.
The woman looked at Han Fei and asked casually, “What’s the level of the strongest experts outside?”
Han Fei was finally relieved. He breathed heavily and asked, “The strongest experts? How would I know? I’m just a Hanging Fisher. However… Do Explorers count as experts?”
The woman nodded. “Of course. Your training system has been passed on from the Age of Doom anyway. The Explorers who step out of the boundless ocean and fight the strong sea demons are naturally not weak.”
Han Fei patted his chest. “Oh! We have Explorers, but not many, as far as I know. I think there are also higher-level experts, but I’m too weak to know who they are exactly.”
The woman nodded casually and asked, “Have the human beings returned? Where do they live since the continent is drowned? On boats?”
Han Fei shook his head. “Of course not. Human beings now live in the sky.”
“Nonsense. There are only the Divine Palaces in the sky, and ordinary people have no access to them. Also, the Divine Palaces have mostly fallen. How can anyone go there?”
Han Fei frowned. It wasn’t the first time he had heard about Divine Palaces. Back when he was in the Heavenly Desolate City, the last words that Li Huang spoke to him before his death was, “my name shall return to the Divine Palace when the Heavenly Desolation City is rebuilt.”
Han Fei laughed. “What do you know? I don’t know anything about the Divine Palace, but human beings live on floating islands nowadays, which fly in the sky with the help of Floating Stones and arrays…”
“Floating Stones?”
The woman was dazed for a long time, before she finally said, “I didn’t know that Floating Stones could be used that way.”
Han Fei stretched out his arms and had a bite of an energy fruit.
With the fruit still in his mouth, Han Fei said, “Let me tell you, human beings are crazily hunting for treasures nowadays, and there is still land on the sea. I can even tell you that there is only a two-thousand-kilometer wide island in a million-kilometer radius. The sea demons and human beings fight for the Spirit Awakening Fluid and treasures every day. You’re lucky it’s just me here. If you were picked up by the experts outside, they would’ve interrogated you and then refined you.”
The woman tilted her head and looked at Han Fei. “How are you different from them?”
Han Fei smiled. “Of course I’m different. I won’t refine you. Also, not that I’m bragging, but I’ll grow stronger and stronger. You won’t regret following me. So, why don’t you recognize me as your master?”
Swish…
Seeing that the ice sword was about to rise again, Han Fei quickly waved his hand. “I was just kidding. Don’t be so serious…”
Han Fei couldn’t help but sweat, as the ice sword was rather powerful! He could only manage to fight it by activating the Majestic Mystic Spell, attaching to Little Fatty and Little Gold, and holding the Sea Quelling Bizarre Treasure.
Also, the woman seemed to be at great ease. There was no way that he would win a war of attrition.
Therefore, Han Fei said solemnly, “Not so many people have come this time. You won’t pick the Half-Mermaids, will you? Ruling them out, the human being who holds a spear is the only one that is my match. I can defeat the rest of them easily…”
The woman was surprised. “Your Spiritual Heritage is the weakest.”
Han Fei chuckled. “I’m weak? Do you know that I have a growing Spiritual Heritage? Can my body be so hard if I was weak?”
As he talked, Han Fei smashed the Needle to his chest. Although his blood was freezing under the pain, he pretended to be at ease.
“Huala!”
Two hundred ultrquality spiritual weapons were summoned and established Ten Thousand Knives in One.
Han Fei said again, “I’m also a refiner who can craft ultrquality spiritual weapons easily. It won’t be hard for me to make Divine Weapons in the future.”
Then, Han Fei stomped, and the Spirit Gathering Array, the Coiled Turtle Array, and the Seven Spirit Killing Array appeared.
“I’m also familiar with arrays. It’s an array map that’s on the gates of your Snow God’s Temple, right? It’s a combination of countless arrays. Not that I’m bragging, but I saw it through with my extraordinary smartness the moment I saw it.”
Seeing that the woman was still tilting her head and gazing at him, Han Fei was lost for words. Was that still not good enough?
Immediately, Han Fei’s fists emanated golden brilliance, and golden auras were pushed out.
“Look, this is the Art of Invincibility. Let me ask you, how many people in the Age of Doom knew the Art of Invincibility?”
As he expected, the woman slightly turned her head and looked at Han Fei in a different way.
Han Fei was secretly relieved to see that. He thought to himself, If you still don’t approve of me, sister, there’s nothing else I can brag about!
The woman slightly nodded. “You’re indeed not bad from a comprehensive point of view, but your expertise is rather complicated and imperfect. Nevertheless, you can count as a Heavenly Talent.”
Han Fei grinned. “Of course. You’re just repeating what I just said. So how does it sound? Why don’t you follow me in the future? I won’t tell anyone that I have a Sea Quelling Bizarre Treasure, or neither of us will end well. You’ll probably be looted.”
The woman nodded. “Until you grow into a real expert, I won’t acknowledge you as my master.”
Han Fei waved his hand unconcernedly. “Doesn’t matter. It’s not like I’m short of weapons. Just look at this rod. It’s obedient and never argues with me.”
After Han Fei just said that, the Needle in his hand suddenly struck him so hard that his head was giddy.
Han Fei was lost for words. In all these years I carried you, you never acted on your own initiative, yet you slapped my face when I was bragging about you? Are you a responsible weapon?
As he expected, the woman spat in disdain and considered whether or not this talkative young man was trustworthy.
Han Fei hurriedly put the Needle back and grinned. “Accident. It was just an accident. It’s just jealous, you know?”
The woman looked at Han Fei. “If you want me to follow you for now, you need to promise me a few things.”
Han Fei patted his chest and said, “Just say it. I’ll do whatever I can.”
The woman said, “First of all, you need to offer me ten million points of spiritual energy to nurture the sword every month.”
“Pu!”
Han Fei was dumbfounded. “T-Ten million? Every month?”
The woman frowned. “You’re not willing to offer that?”
Han Fei quickly shook his head. “Of course I’m willing to offer it, but do you think someone in my level can earn ten thousand points of spiritual energy every month easily?”
Han Fei thought to himself, I do have enough spiritual energy, but why would I give it to you for free?
The woman thought for a moment. “How much can you provide?”
Han Fei extended two fingers. “How about two million points? That’s already a lot, enough for a major breakthrough.”
The woman sneered. “Two million? And you call yourself a genius? How could you have crafted so many ultrquality spiritual weapons with only two million points of spiritual energy?”
Han Fei realized that it made sense. He regretted showing too much of his possessions a moment earlier. He couldn’t help but raise another finger. “I think I can manage three million points too.”
The woman said casually, “Five million. If you have that, I can stay with you for now. If you don’t, there are still ways for me to escape the Snow God’s Temple before the experts arrive.”
“Okay! But that’s the most I can offer.”
Han Fei quickly waved his hand. “Don’t be too demanding. I’m a poor man. Look at what’s written on my face? POOR. I can only offer you five million points of spiritual energy at most each month.”
Not intending to bargain with Han Fei anymore, the woman continued, “Secondly, I have to sleep for three years after I follow you. I’ve been buried too long and I’m too drained… I won’t be able to help even if you run into any problems, and even if I do, I won’t be very helpful.”
Han Fei was lost for words. You need to sleep for three years? So, I’m paying you spiritual energy for nothing?
Han Fei asked timidly, “As a sword spirit, you’re free to sleep, but can’t I use this sword while you’re asleep?”
The woman said in disdain, “Snowmourne is another Sea Quelling Bizarre Treasure. You can’t carry out the power of a Sea Quelling Bizarre Treasure until it recognizes you as its master. So, things won’t be much different even if you have two unowned Sea Quelling Bizarre Treasures.”
Han Fei gnashed his teeth and said sarcastically, “Fine. I’ll just wait three years and use several hundred million points of spiritual energy. No problem.”
Han Fei intended to take the chance. Three years? Hehe. After three years, I will definitely be strong enough to suppress this woman and make her call me Master.
“Is that all?”
“There’s one more thing.”
Han Fei almost failed to stop himself from pummeling the woman. You’re demanding spiritual energy and more things when you’re offering nothing in return?
The woman said, “The Snow God’s Temple shall not fall into someone else’s hands. You need to destroy this place.”
Han Fei raised his eyebrows. “Destroy it? That’s not a problem… However, regarding the treasures in this place…”
The woman said, “There are no treasures in the Snow God’s Temple. If you’ve found the arrays, there are only the Soul Splitting Technique and Snowmourne left. I can teach you the Soul Splitting Technique for your favor, but you must not teach it to anyone else who has a nasty mind.”
Han Fei was lost for words, as everybody in the Snow God’s Temple who learned the Soul Splitting Technique seemed to have a nasty mind and wanted to possess other people all the time.
The woman waved her hand, and a scripture written in blue flashing light appeared in the void.
Han Fei scanned it from the beginning to the end, and the Demon Purification Pot already memorized the Soul Splitting Technique, which was no longer incomplete.
Soul Splitting Technique (Heaven-Level, Divine-Quality)
Remark: This technique can split your soul and make you reside in another body or control an unconscious creature. When your body dies, you can absorb the power of the soul from other creatures to sustain your soul until you possess someone.
Shortcoming: Your own soul may be weakened after you split it apart, and your combat ability and spiritual power may be affected.
Superseding Art: Soul Splitting Path
Deduction Cost: A Hundred Million